Duane Richard Monteith, MD| Interventional Pulmonology, Cardiac Surgery | MedStar Health
About me
Areas of clinical interest or expertise
- Duane R. Monteith, MD, FACS, Regional Chief of Thoracic Surgery, cares for patients at the Angelos Center for Lung Diseases at MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center.
- While he treats a wide range of pulmonary illnesses and related conditions, he is particularly interested in thoracic cancers.
- Board certified in thoracic as well as cardiac surgery, Dr. Monteith specializes in the treatment of conditions that include lung cancer, esophageal diseases, both benign and malignant, and mediastinal tumors.
- He has extensive experience performing minimally invasive procedures including robotic thoracic surgery and video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS).
Certifications and associations
Dr. Monteith is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a member of the American College of Chest Physicians, the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, the Society of Robotic Surgery, the American Society of Clinical Oncology, and the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer, to name a few. During his career, he has made numerous presentations to a diverse range of audiences, many focusing on lung cancer diagnosis and treatment, and has been recognized with several awards for his efforts.
Clinical areas of focus
- Laryngoscopy With Tumor Excision
- Lung Cancer Surgery
- Lung Resection
- Right Upper Lung Lobe Resection
- Sympathectomy
- Thoracoscopy With Lobectomy
- Thoracoscopy With Pleurodesis
- Transplant Pneumonectomy
Procedures I perform
- Airway Tumor Destruction
- Bilateral Lungs Endoscopic Drainage
- Bronchial Alveolar Lavage
- Bronchoscopy
- Bronchoscopy With Biopsy
- Bronchoscopy With Fiducial Markers
- Bronchoscopy With Lung Biopsy
- Bronchoscopy With Needle Aspiration Biopsy
- Bronchoscopy, Rigid Or Flexible
- Cerebral Oxygen Consumption Index Measurement
- Cervical Lymph Node Dissection
- Computed Tomography
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Ventilation
- Empyema Treatment
- Endobronchial Brachytherapy
- Endobronchial Ultrasound
- Endoscopic Inspection Of Tracheobronchial Tree
- Excision Of Pericardium
- Extirpation Of Right Pleura
- Hemothorax Treatment
- Impedance Plethysmography
- Laryngoscopy With Tumor Excision
- Left Lower Lung Lobe Resection
- Left Pleura Endoscopic Excision
- Left Upper Lung Lobe Resection
- Lobectomy
- Lower Lobe Bronchus Dilation
- Lung Biopsy
- Lung Cancer Surgery
- Lung Diagnostic Endoscopic Drainage
- Lung Release
- Lung Resection
- Lung Transplant
- Lung Ventilation Scan
- Lung Volume Reduction Surgery
- Lymph Node Biopsy
- Malignant Pleural Effusion Drainage
- Mediastinal Tumor Resection
- Nitrogen Washout Treatment
- Percutaneous Endoscopic Mediastinal Excision
- Pericardial Window Creation
- Photodynamic Therapy
- Pleural Cancer Treatment
- Pleural Cavity Drainage
- Pleural Ultrasound
- Pleurectomy
- Pneumonostomy
- Pneumothorax Treatment
- Pulmonary Embolism Treatment
- Pulmonary Function Tests
- Pulmonary Metastasis Treatment
- Pulmonary Rehabilitation
- Removal Of Central Venous Catheter
- Repair Diaphragm
- Repair, Laceration, Diaphragm
- Right Lower Lung Lobe Resection
- Right Middle Lung Lobe Resection
- Right Pleura Endoscopic Excision
- Right Upper Lung Lobe Resection
- Robotic Trunk Procedure
- Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography
- Spirometry Test
- Splenic Artery Ligation
- Sputum Test
- Stent Placement In Trachea
- Subclavian Artery Extirpation
- Subdural Grid Placement
- Sympathectomy
- Thoracic Abscess Drainage
- Thoracic Ultrasound
- Thoracoscopic Surgery
- Thoracoscopy
- Thoracoscopy With Lobectomy
- Thoracoscopy With Parietal Pleurectomy
- Thoracoscopy With Pleurodesis
- Thorax Lymph Node Excision
- Thorax Lymphatic Endoscopic Resection
- Thymus Endoscopic Resection
- Trachea Drainage
- Transplant Pneumonectomy
- Unlisted Biliary Tract Procedure
- Vein Sclerotherapy
Insurance
MedStar Health accepts most major health insurance plans. If you are uncertain as to whether your individual health insurance plan is accepted at MedStar Health, please call your insurance company.
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List of insurance plans we accept
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- First Health PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Choice POS
- IH-HMO
- Employee Health Plan
- Medicare Direct
- CIGNA PPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Sentara Health
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Beech Street PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Navigate
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Network OA
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice
- HighMark
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- UHC Passport
- IH-PPO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Basic
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- First Health PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Medicare FFS
- TRICARE East Select
- HumanaChoice PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst EPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Choice POS II
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- POS OA
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- OA Plus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Optimum Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- United Student Resources
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- IH-POS Plus
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CIGNA EPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Tricare Reserve Select
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Choice Fund PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-POS
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst NASCO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Thoracic Surgery, Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Fellowship: New York University Langone Medical Center-GME (2011)
Residency: SUNY Downstate Medical Center (2007)
Medical School: Howard University (2002)
Awards
- Baltimore Magazine, Top Doc, 2025